Archerwill, Saskatchewan
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| Motto: "Where You're A Stranger Only Once" | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 14 |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Barrier Valley No. 397 |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Post Office Founded | March 16, 1925 |
| Incorporated (Village) | January 1, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vacant (as of June 26, 2015) |
| • Governing body | Archerwill Village Council |
| • M.P., Yorkton—Melville | Garry Breitkreuz (2011) |
| • M.L.A., Kelvington-Wadena | June Draude (2011) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 200[1] |
| • Density | 242.1/km2 (627/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0E 0B0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 / 639 |
| Highways |  Hwy 35 / Hwy 349 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific |
| Waterways | Barrier Lake, Barrier River, George Williams Lake, Marean Lake, Carps Lake, Nut Lake |
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Archerwill (population 200[1]) is a village in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 55 km (34 mi) north of Wadena, 52 km (32 mi) south of Tisdale and 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Melfort. Since 1981,[5] Archerwill has been the administrative centre of the Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley.
History
The community is named after the secretary-treasurer and two councilors of the R.M. of Barrier Valley in 1924. They were: Archie Campbell and Ervie Hanson, councilors; and William Pierce, secretary-treasurer.[6]
Archerwill is located on the Wadena-to-Tisdale branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. However, the railway station[7] was torn down in the early 1980s; and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and UGG elevators[8] were torn down in the 1990s.
Demographics
Amenities
Archerwill has a Co-op grocery store, lumber yard/hardware store, gas station/convenience store[11] and fertilizer plant. Archerwill also has an elementary school,[12] post office,[13] credit union,[14] indoor ice skating rink/curling rink,[15] community hall,[15] public library,[16] volunteer fire department/fire hall, two restaurants, a hotel/bar and greenhouse.
See also
- Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397
- List of villages in Saskatchewan
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed December 17, 2012).
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- ↑ Pederson 1984, page 3.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, page 10; Barry, People Places, page 19.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 151–152.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 10, 153 and 155.
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- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 14 and 162.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 9, 16, and 79–80.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, page 11.
- ↑ Pederson 1984, pages 165–166.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pederson 1984, page 17.
- ↑ Archerwill Public Library on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pederson, Laurette, ed. (1984). The Past to the Present. North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc.
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External links
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Melfort | Tisdale, Algrove | Barrier Lake Resort Beach, Marean Lake Resort Beach, Greenwater Lake Provincial Park, Porcupine Plain | |
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Nobleville, R.M. of Kelvington No. 366, Birch River, Manitoba, Swan Lake (Manitoba) |
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| St. Front, Watson | Nora, Rose Valley, Wadena |
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